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thanks for sending this to me...it is totally making me cry. are our children just too sensitive for this world? i see other 4 year olds with the same pout and sadness and i really wonder what it is about this age. becoming less dependent must really be rough. maybe that's why we don't remember much before this age...haha.

every day i try to think "today will be a good day"...and if i run that mantra through my head enough, it usually works. i think you're right...love them until love comes out. that's perfectly stated.

Totally sweet. It's been just a few short years since I've had a four year old in the house, but I certainly remember. What a sweet boy you have. I worry all the time about my middle boy falling through the cracks.

I have a recently turned four year old boy as well. He has such sad moments and so many feelings. I understand you well Steph. Thank you for sharing Gray with us. Hug him and love him and have a great day!

My husband is #3 out of four kids and I've heard so much of what a challenging kid he was and how his baby sister changed everything and (sorry) how he picked on her until high school. .He really developed a fun and strong personality though, and I (obviously) am so glad he is who he is. You won't let your #3 fall through the cracks either. You are a caring and in tune mama. Now let's go to Chickfila. (Clark is a hooligan uh I mean strong willed little guy and would probably love Gray btw.)

I'm one of 4, and number 3? He's one of my best friends and checks in with me at least once a day lately with a text message that says "hey!". (he's 7 years younger than me) He stops by my mom's work every afternoon to get his "mommy fix" and is an extremely likeable guy who makes friends easily. It was a rough start when he was younger because it's easy to get lost with 2 older siblings and in our case a sick baby (my youngest wears hearing aids and was sick a lot his first several years).

I guess what I am trying to say is keep praying. Gray will turn out wonderful because you care enough to make sure he's not left behind. He'll resent it a bit, maybe, but in the end it will most likely make him a ham who knows how to get your attention! That's something I've noticed in bigger families, the younger ones know how to get it done!

This is beautiful. I have these struggles with Luke, as he's on the cusp of three. It's so hard for their little selves sometimes, becuase they want to be so big, and yet, they also still want to be the baby.

Oh how sweet!! I worry for my youngest sometimes. She is the quiet one. The one content to chill with whoever is around and is happy to play on her own. My middle child is loud and demanding of my time. I fear that my little one will get lost in the fray. I am afraid that my little one will be lost because she does not have her sister's spunk to make sure she gets all the attention she needs.

I know what you're saying. I totally get it. Don't you wish we could have it both ways? That we could give them each what we want to and what they need, always have a spot open in the lap, while still giving them a herd of siblings to grow up with?

I'm the 4th out of 5. I've got three of my own...I totally get this, Steph.

Hang in there, just keep praying and hugging and loving and we'll all make it through alright.

This post reminds me of my maggie (my middle). She's so independent and strong willed, that sometimes she doesn't demand the loving affection the other two do, and she needs it just as much as the other two do... if not more. I've been trying harder to not let her slip through the cracks lately.... this post is a perfect reminder.

you are such a good mama! I feel the same way about my sweet middle child... my 3rd born with 2 big brothers and a little brother and sister. He has always been quiet and sweet and can easily go unnoticed with all the craziness around here. It's not easy being the mama to many... but love conquers all.

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You are a beautiful mother. I love the way you parent your children with your heart and wisdom mixed together. You are exactly right to love him until love comes out. Hang in there, it will happen, I promise.